Group Calls On Vt. Newsrooms To Address Gender Bias, Lack Of Diversity In Coverage

Published: Jan. 26, 2021, 9:03 p.m.

The " Vermont Has Her Back " group sent a letter to newsrooms across the state this week, calling on the Vermont press corps to diversify in more ways than one. Signed by more than 50 individuals — ranging from business owners, to nonprofit leaders and former governors — the letter calls for greater diversity in the voices and experts the news features and the stories the industry covers, as well as in how those stories are covered. The group has also called for greater diversity among the